King Tsin

A taqueria with outdoor seating and burritos big enough to share with the whole family.

A climbing gym in North Berkeley suggested for a rainy-day outing.

Build-your-own Korean rice bowls on Solano that hand out kid chopsticks, kid bowls, and little smoothies - small touches that tell you families are expected, not tolerated.

Neighborhood Chinese restaurant known for welcoming multi-generational families.

A rock formation in North Berkeley that kids can climb and scramble on.

Albany's community living room: a fenced tot lot with sandpit, a big-kid playground with a corkscrew slide and ADA swing, redwood shade, summer concerts, and Solano Avenue takeout two blocks away for an outdoor dinner.